Now that the rattlesnake is introduced into an even hotter environment it will need to adapt to avoid extinction. To avoid the heat the rattlesnake will need to go into other animals’ existing burrows and slither in them. The rattlesnake will need to develop a way to find it’s prey in their burrows since that’s where they will spend most of their time avoiding the heat. They will need to become more sensitive to the heat since they are pit vipers the immense heat could trick them. The rattlesnake will need to be able to find water since in the desert there is rarely rainfall or bodies of water. Also the rattlesnake will need to become more active because it could end up overheating if it stays out in the sun all day without any activity. The rattlesnake will need to develop new forms of camouflage.
1. The rattlesnake has developed heat vision. This will help it detect it’s prey and strike at it for a nice meal.
2. The rattlesnake has also developed a more active lifestyle instead of only coming out to attack other animals. The rattlesnake now goes out and slithers around to stay at a stable temperature.
3. The rattlesnake has developed wings when it mated with a hawk during the summer. Now that the rattlesnake can fly which will help it strike prey from above.
4. The rattlesnake has developed new patterns in its scales that will allow it to camouflage in the new environment to avoid predators and to sneak up on prey. (In graph)
1. The rattlesnake has developed heat vision. This will help it detect it’s prey and strike at it for a nice meal.
2. The rattlesnake has also developed a more active lifestyle instead of only coming out to attack other animals. The rattlesnake now goes out and slithers around to stay at a stable temperature.
3. The rattlesnake has developed wings when it mated with a hawk during the summer. Now that the rattlesnake can fly which will help it strike prey from above.
4. The rattlesnake has developed new patterns in its scales that will allow it to camouflage in the new environment to avoid predators and to sneak up on prey. (In graph)